Well, I have a 1600+ ratings on regular game, but only 1500 and below on 1min tourneys, I have to play the cheapest in order to get cubits although I'm not good at fast games. Am I going to get banned then? I did not lose on purpose, even though I lose a lot on fast games!

"Sandbagging" has many origins. I learned of a literal term from auto racing. They would actually place sand bags in their car to slow it down in qualifying for the race. Thus; their car would be much faster on race day. Thank you Chess Cube for helping to keep honesty and integrity in a game we love

nice to hear that sounds new 2 a newbie like me, but there are instances the tournament ratings drops due to

1.severe lag then trying hard 2 continue the tourney's2. simultaneously playing rated game and tournament thereby loses,it also affect the rating and performance. 3. resigning the game early because maybe someone found out that her'his game has no bearing.

The problem is i think CC to blame. Why keep a different rating score for a player in tourneys like warzone? while they obviously already have a rating in normal play. It's not right to call a person sandbagger because the ratings don't match. If you don't reward the rating difference the problem is solved.

"I don't see a problem with players who fight in each game but fail to win. If you lose against any opponent but tried your best to win it is fair enough. But simply resigning after a few moves without trying to win is not sporting and a violation of the rule."

If you have a low rating due to a bad tournament, or a bad day on the board in general, or if you have been trying out 960 or bullet chess for the first time and lost horribly - we understand that.

It's worth mentioning that our anti-cheat team housed in ChessCube HQ uses logic when investigating users. They are a team who look for malicious behavior - and can spot it even when it is concealed. We're not here to ban everyone just because they had a bad day and lost a couple of games . We're here to crack down on sandbagging, and all other forms of cheating, in a fair and non-biased manner.

Hope this clears up any confusion .

-Sean

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I'm a chesscube moderator and having a 1800 tournament rating and a 2160-2200+ general rating, see the gap? It does not mean I sandbag, anyone is welcome to see my games. I may be good in 960chess 10sec, and normal. But 2min games I'm terrible, I have entered my first tournament in the 2min bracket. I from now and then join a tournament, not even occasionally. But whenever I play a chess game, I play it honestly and do my best regardless of the score, and thats all we ask for.

So just to emphasize more on what Sean and Pioneer mentioned; Do your best in your games and you have nothing to worry about regardless of your tournament and general rating gaps.

May we help chesscube get rid of sandbaggers and their likes, and let the honest players prevail.